Sunbelt Crops for Field Demos

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia

The annual Sunbelt Ag Expo is coming up October 20-22 in Moultrie, GA. as their Field Manager, Michael Williams, talks about what crops they will be harvesting at the event this year. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Commissioner Bronson Joining Fight Against Proposed Nutrient Standards

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops

Florida Ag Commissioner Charles Bronson is seeking to intervene in the newly proposed numeric nutrient water quality standards. Which Charles Shinn, Florida Farm Bureau’s assistant director of government and community affairs, says could set unreachably low limits on nitrogen, phosphorous and animal waste. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …

UF Agricultural Education & Communication Department Recieves Top Ranking

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Department of Agricultural Education and Communication has been identified as the leading department of its kind in the nation. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Lincoln Assumes the Reins of the Senate Ag Committee

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln has officially taken the reins as chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. And many feel confident that Lincoln will represent Southern Agriculture well. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

A Ticky Situation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The house-infesting brown dog tick is becoming resistant to common pesticides. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

South Florida Task Force Working with NRCS

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

In Florida this week, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Ann Mills, said she has been able to learn how some farm bill programs have been working while attending South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force meetings. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Ag Appropriations Bill Passage Possible

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, General, Livestock, Poultry

House and Senate negotiators are expected to agree to a new agriculture appropriations measure that includes emergency aid for U.S. dairy farmers and lifts a two-year-old ban on Chinese poultry imports. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Everglades Contractor Suing Water District

Gary Cooper Florida, General, Sugar

(From News Service Florida, Sept 30) South Florida taxpayers already on the hook for millions in Everglades restoration may end up paying for some work that is not being done. That’s because a contractor whose project was cancelled to make way for the purchase of 73,000 acres from U.S. Sugar Corp. is crying foul. Worse for regional water managers, Kansas-based …